Judge Hanen’s Decision Faces Withering Criticism Washington DC – In the wake of Judge Andrew Hanen’s ruling on the Texas immigration lawsuit, many have been quick to blast Hanen’s poorly-reasoned and politicized decision to stop millions of immigrants from applying for long overdue relief. Today, respected legal scholar and University of Chicago Law...
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Because of President Obama’s immigration action, immigrant families will soon have a chance to come forward and register, get permits to work legally and contribute our system, and finally get a chance to live without the daily fear of deportation. But rather than embracing these immigrant families, dozens of anti-immigrant...
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The AP has a piece out today arguing that a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security may not be such a big deal, because critical programs and personnel would have to keep working even if the latter aren’t getting paid. The piece misses the obvious point—the national...
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For the third day in a row, Senate Republicans today pushed for a vote on an anti-immigrant DHS funding bill that would lead to mass deportations for DREAMers and immigrant parents. They’re playing with yet another government shutdown in an effort to ‘fight back’ against ‘constitutional overreach.’ Except that President Obama’s executive...
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Following last month’s Iowa Freedom Summit, Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) is ascendant in his party and appears to be a (very) early favorite to win the Iowa caucuses. To his credit, Walker seems at least cognizant of his need to win Latino voters should be become a mainstream candidate, so far avoiding...
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Twelve states and a roster of police chiefs have made their support known for President Obama’s recent executive action — and joining them today are more than 30 Mayors, who are signing their own amicus brief defending Obama’s announcement. The effort was led by Mayors Bill de Blasio of New York City and...
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Last updated: February 12, 2015 Examining a range of recent polling and public opinion research on immigration finds a few consistent takeaways: On executive action: A majority of the American public backs the president’s executive actions on immigration, while simultaneously opposing Republican attempts to block or overturn the step...
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Watch this weekend clip between Fusion’s Jorge Ramos and the RNC Chief Reince Priebus below. In it, Ramos asks Priebus why Republicans continue to demonize immigrants and attack executive action even though the party knows it must do better with Latino voters. Priebus has the gall to claim that...
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Yesterday, the House GOP took their most anti-immigrant vote yet, amending a DHS funding bill to use as a weapon against executive action and DACA. It’s the GOP’s first immigration move this session — and they’ve made it unequivocally in favor of mass deportation. Here’s what commentators are saying...
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It’s a victory for the immigration reform movement — and one more loss for Larry Klayman‘s terrible record. From Politico: President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration survived their first major court test Tuesday, when a federal judge tossed out a lawsuit claiming the president exceeded his constitutional power. U.S. District...
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